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Henley Passport Index issued its Q1 2021 ranking: How powerful is your passport?
The Henley Passport Index, which regularly measures the world’s most travel-friendly passports, has just released its latest report – along with predictions for the future. Japan maintains its leadership in 2021 as the most powerful passport in the world, while the Asian giant has ranked first since 2018, according to the Henley Passport Index, which published the ranking on Tuesday. The Indian passport is the 85th most powerful passport in the world, based on the 2021 Henley Passport Index. The country finished the same ranking as Tajikistan in the annual list made by London-based research firm Henley & Partners. The world’s most powerful passports for 20211. Japan 2. Singapore 3.…
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Hit the road, Jack: 5 epic literary road trips that are not by Kerouac
Hit the road, Jack: 5 epic literary road trips that are not by Kerouac Unsplash/Juan Di Nella, CC BY Jessica Gildersleeve, University of Southern Queensland Summer is the time for holidays and travel. But as we weakly wave goodbye (we hope) to the horrors of 2020, international travel is off the table and even domestic travel is still restricted. A book is still your most faithful companion on summer journeys, even if that trip is limited to the journey between the kitchen and a sun lounge in the backyard. Curated here is a mix tape of great literary road trips. There is one oldie but goodie, some 21st-century hits and…
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Sun, sand and survival: a short history of the beach in Australia
Sun, sand and survival: a short history of the beach in Australia Shutterstock Anna Clark, University of Technology Sydney Summer’s here again. After months of lockdowns, travel bans and uncertainty, that first crunch of warm sand between the toes brings a sigh of relief that, all being well, lasts at least until the end of January. Walking by the waves finally feels like a bookend to what’s been a testing year. If you’re like me, days at the beach mean watching the tides, walking the clifftops and poking in the dunes. I love shimmying my feet in the wet sand to catch a feed of pipis and gather bait for…
